US5062829A
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Relates to devices for administering a substance such as a drug or chemical or the like
Assignee: DEC RESEARCH
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Filing: 1990-03-16
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Granted: 1991-11-05
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Expires: 2010-03-16
Abstract
Abstract The device for insertion into a body cavity e.g. the rumen of an animal for example a cattle beast is in the form of a resilient helical coil with bio-degradable portions. The device is deformable to have a smaller dimension to enable insertion through a body passage into the animal cavity. The device carries a drug e.g. progesterone and is retained in the body cavity for a time during which the drug is active. After time has passed the device is broken up by bio-degrading activity into pieces small enough to be discharged naturally by the animal. An applicator is provided.
Inventors
- 👤 Raymond J. Pryor
- 👤 James F. Pharoah
- 👤 Graham F. Duirs
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 02:34
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K9/00; A61K9/0012; A61K9/0053; A61K9/0068; A61D; A61D7/00; A61M; A61M31/00; A61M31/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
A device for insertion into a body cavity of an animal, when in one configuration and to lie against walls of said body cavity in a second expanded configuration, said device comprising a set of interconnected primary elements, and a set of secondary elements forming connectors between said primary elements and connecting said primary elements in the form of a coil, wherein elements of at least one of said sets are constructed of a bio-degradable material.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
76 words
A device for insertion into a body cavity of an animal, when in one configuration and to lie against walls of said body cavity in a second expanded configuration, said device comprising a set of interconnected primary elements, and a set of secondary elements forming connectors between said primary elements and connecting said primary elements in the form of a coil, wherein elements of at least one of said sets are constructed of a bio-degradable material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said coil is in the form of a helix.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A device as claimed in claim 2 wherein said elements of at least one of said sets are resiliently flexible.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
57 words
A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein at least one of said primary elements comprises a container having walls which form at least one opening to said container and a biodegradable plug in said opening and a desired substance within said container in a releasable form, degradation of said plug releasing said substance from said container.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device as claimed in claim 4 wherein said plug comprises a connector sealing said opening.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
91 words
A device as claimed in claim 5 adapted, configured and dimensioned to pass through the oesophagus of a predetermined ruminant animal when in said one configuration, and to be retained in the rumen of said animal when in said second configuration, wherein at least one of said primary elements comprises a container having walls which form at least one opening to said container and a biodegradable plug in said opening and a desired substance within said container, in a releasable form, degradation of said plug releasing said substance from said container.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device as claimed in claim 4 wherein said container is of a non permeable material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device as claimed in claim 4 wherein said container has a matrix of a releasable substance and a carrier therefor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
84 words
A device as claimed in claim 1, adapted configured and dimensioned to pass through oesophagus of a predetermined ruminant animal when in said one configuration and to be retained in the rumen of said animal when in said second configuration for a substantially predetermined period of time after which said elements constructed of biodegradable material are degraded by animal fluids of the animal to cause separation of the device into parts small enough to enable such parts to be excreted naturally by the animal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
43 words
A device according to claim 1 in combination with an applicator for said device, the applicator comprising a chamber so dimensioned and configured as to retain said device in said one configuration and a plunger portion to eject said device from said chamber.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
131 words
A device for insertion into a body cavity of an animal to release a desired substance therein over time, said device being in the form of a helical coil at least parts of which are resilient, said helical coil at least partly including a desired substance in a form adapted to be released from said device over time, said helical coil being resiliently extendible into a first configuration having dimensions small enough so that said helical coil is able to be passed through body passages of said animal into the desired body cavity, and being resiliently biased towards a second expanded configuration retaining its helical form whereby the coil expands until said coil presses against the inner lining of said body cavity in order to be retained within the body cavity.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
131 words
A device for insertion into a body cavity of an animal to release a desired substance therein over time, said device being in the form of a helical coil at least parts of which are resilient, said helical coil at least partly including a desired substance in a form adapted to be released from said device over time, said helical coil being resiliently extendible into a first configuration having dimensions small enough so that said helical coil is able to be passed through body passages of said animal into the desired body cavity, and being resiliently biased towards a second expanded configuration retaining its helical form whereby the coil expands until said coil presses against the inner lining of said body cavity in order to be retained within the body cavity.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
86 words
A device as claimed in claim 11 wherein said coil comprises a plurality of primary elements joined together by at least one secondary element forming a connector between the primary elements, at least one of said elements being constructed of a bio-degradable material, said bio-degradable material being selected so as to be degraded by body fluids within said body cavity over time so as to release said primary elements from connection with one another after substantially all of said substance has been released from said device.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device as claimed in claim 12 wherein said secondary element is screw fastened to said primary elements.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device as claimed in claim 12 wherein said primary elements each comprise a spine and a moulded material impregnated with said substance on the outer surface of said spine.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device as claimed in claim 14 wherein said moulded material comprises a silicone elastomer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device as claimed in claim 14 wherein said spine is constructed of a polyamide or the like resilient plastics material.
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